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Bangladesh Agrees to Raise Minimum Wage for Garment Workers After Protests

Hundreds of garment factories were shut down this week as workers in the country, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothing, demonstrated for higher pay.

Β© Abdul Goni/Reuters

A demonstrator hurled back a tear gas shell fired by the police in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.

China’s Message to Its Rivals: You Need What We Make

It’s not just rare earths. China is making it harder for other countries to shed their dependence on its solar, drone and drugmaking technology.

Β© CHINATOPIX, via Associated Press

Assembling a tunnel boring machine at a factory in China. Beijing recently moved to control the exports of dozens of technologies, including such machines.

China’s Message to Its Rivals: You Need What We Make

It’s not just rare earths. China is making it harder for other countries to shed their dependence on its solar, drone and drugmaking technology.

Β© CHINATOPIX, via Associated Press

Assembling a tunnel boring machine at a factory in China. Beijing recently moved to control the exports of dozens of technologies, including such machines.
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